first real SMILE!

Here it is.....

Tyndale's first real smile! Of course he was smiling at something goofy Brad was doing...the first of many smiles at goofy daddy (before the eye-rolling and "daaaaaad" starts).

Welcome Clydesdales!

The Budweiser Clydesdales are in town for the Christmas parade tonight, and we went to see them yesterday. They have QUITE the set-up, awnings with their names, a souped-up 18 wheeler (actually 3) that they travel in, and food for days! A sign near the stables said they eat around 40 pounds of hay and 30 gallons of water PER DAY! And that is pretty much what they did the whole time we were there...eat. We have visited them many times at their home at Grant's Farm in St. Louis, we were so excited that they were coming to visit Brookhaven!

Milk and Cookies with Santa

Tonight was our third annual Milk and Cookies with Santa. We had such a great time! Quinn got to talk with Santa and tell him her Christmas list: a lion cub, a parrot "that squawks," and a baby doll. She also wrote a list and put it in a big mailbox, just in case he forgot. Then we made some reindeer food and won a stuffed animal seal in the toy walk. She had tons of fun playing in the "snow" with Sara Rodgers and Olivia. And of course there was the milk and cookies!

Giving Thanks

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner at Gimmie and Big Daddy's house! The food was delicious, and Quinn and Violet were very entertaining, putting on a puppet show and dancing. We feel so blessed in many ways, and we try to remember to be thankful EVERY day, but this holiday is still a very special time for us to give thanks.